Son of a Gun

2014

Australia

108 min

15

Directed by: Julius Avery

Cast: Brenton Thwaites, Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander

UK release: 30 January 2015

When JR (Thwaites) is locked up for a misdemeanour, he gets protected by notorious criminal Brendan (McGregor) but finds out that Brendan's protection has a price. Clichéd Aussie crime story, in which an actress as good as Vikander is reduced to mere eye-candy; a dull and derivative misfire.

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